“The Christian’s Boosts: Part 8 – Charity”
Friday, October 10, 2025Key Verse
“And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.” 2 Peter 1:7
Text —2 Peter 1:5-9
Message
Charity is also known as love. It is one of the key components of the fruit of the Spirit that a Christian is expected to bear. The characteristics that make up the Christian’s boosts or spiritual tonics end with charity (love). This is because, love is the fulfilment of all the laws of the Bible. Jesus, our Lord and Saviour confirms that the whole law and prophets can be summed up into two parts namely- Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. Secondly, love your neighbour as yourself. If you love God, then you will delight in keeping and obeying His commandments.
Then loving your neighbours would be easy for you. When you love others as yourself, you will not steal their properties, you will not fight with them, neither will you want to do anything that will hurt them. This is why you must desire and strive to possess this great Christian virtue- Love. God is Love, this means, it is an essential part of God’s nature. He loves us in spite of all of our sinfulness, and He made the ultimate sacrifice to save us from our sins.
Once we receive the Lord as personal Saviour and Friend, we can love others with God’s type of love. To love others is to value them very highly and to desire God’s very best for them. When our lives show love, they will also be producing other spiritual fruits that will boost our growth and prepare us for heaven.
Further Reading
Romans 13:8-10
Prayer for today
Lord, fill my heart with love
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
